Letter To Providers From Twogether Consulting: December 15th, 2025

by | Dec 14, 2025

December 15th, 2025

From Twogether Consulting

Hello Everyone!

Christmas and Kwanzaa are just around the corner, and Hanukkah is just beginning.  I know everyone is trying to wrap up important work before the holidays, and everything seems so hectic. Twogether Consulting wants to take the time to wish everyone Happy Holidays!

I want to thank our guest presenter this past week, “Enable Dental,” for their awesome presentation for Twogether Consulting’s Free IDD Resource Webinar for the month of December.  We appreciate Kendra Geralds filling in for Lynn Clouser as the presenter. I was super excited to hear that Enable Dental not only provides on-site mobile dental services, but also on-site group training to our individuals on topics such as the importance of dental hygiene, how dental hygiene affects other areas of your health, etc.  If you missed the presentation, and want more information and contact info, this session was recorded.  Feel free to check it out on our “Gotostage” link along with all our previous Free IDD Resource Webinars!  Just click on the following link:  “GoToStage-Twogether”  or the direct link to the pre-recorded webinar:  Enable Dental Webinar.  

Holiday Season Availability:

We will be closed from December 17th, 2025, to January 4th, 2026.  (Posted Webinar dates are still applicable)

During our break, email us, of course, and we will be checking it periodically, but we will not be taking on any new client projects or assignments these days, as no one will be available in the office. If you already have scheduled dates and projects with us during that time, we will still be providing those services.  We do have other consultants that may be available during those times to refer out to, so please email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com or my regular email address for those of you who already have it.

In addition, I will be unavailable from January 6th through January 15th, 2026, but our other consultants will be available.  Just contact us by email at info@twogetherconsulting.com if you need assistance during this time, or contact Meghan Jones at:  meghanjones.tx@gmail.com

If any of you need QIDP training in the ICF program, we do have some sessions scheduled for Jan 13th, 16th, 20th, and 23rd.  You may contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com to register or info@twogetherconsulting.com for information.

Jan 13th, 2026:  Roles & Responsibilities of The QIDP in ICF-Part I (Active Treatment, Admission, 30-day staffing, Annual Staffing, Interim Staffings, Discharges, and Other Important Documentation) 3 PM-5 PM

Jan 16th, 2026:  Roles & Responsibilities of the QIDP in ICF-Part II (Important W-Tags) 2 PM-4 PM

Jan 20th, 2026– Rights, Rights Restrictions, and Human Rights Committee (3 PM-5 PM)

Jan 23rd, 2026– Surrogate Decision Maker/Making Committee and Immediate Jeopardy/IJ’s  (2 PM-4 PM)

Please contact Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com.  The cost is $65/person.  We can provide the handouts as well as a link to the recording, once you have paid.  Please notify Meghan Jones, for payment and to receive the link to registration for the training on “Gotowebinar” and all handouts will be provided prior to the session.  

We are still available for facility and 1 on 1 requests for webinars and live training in January, but we will be taking a break from the live on-site trainings, from December 2025 through January 20th, 2025. We will, however, be having webinars in December and January.  Remember, for all scheduled webinars and our general live sessions open to the public, you can view all calendar postings on our Twogether Consulting website. 

Here are the webinars for December & January.  Others may be posted in the near future

ISS: TAC Changes: Updates, Clarifications, & Survey Expectations – moved to January 28th (10am-12:00pm) 

Host Home/Companion Care Service Provider: Job Description– moved to January 19th, 2026 (10am-noon)

Study Prep Session: Provider Applicant Test For HCS/txHmL Programs- moved to December 18th, 2025 (6pm-8:30pm)

Please continue to check our website for these sessions.  We will post them on the website “calendar” page

We have a variety of pre-recorded webinar trainings for program managers, case managers and nurses, and direct care,  so feel free to email us at info@twogetherconsulting.com to inquire. Let us know what areas of training you would like, to help us plan future sessions.

Here are just a few of the recent pre-recorded webinar trainings available for purchase:  “Admission, Post-Admission & Other Follow-Up Requirements-HCS Program”, ICAPs/LON’s/IDRC’s-ICF Program” (Also have for HCS program), “Development of The Comprehensive Nursing Assessment & Nursing Service Plan-HCS or ICF”, “Best Practices For HCS Providers: How To Remain In Compliance With TAC Ch 565”, “Role & Responsbilities of The Q”,  “Surrogate Decision Making Process, Rights Restrictions & Immediate Jeopardy-ICF Program”, “Licensed ISS Providers: What You Really Need To Know.”, We also have a ore-recorded 5 part Care Coordination/Case Management series as well for the HCS program. All of these sessions and many more come with handouts as well as the link to the pre-recorded session

Please see our “Updates” section of the website for the latest news for IDD providers.

 Please feel free to e-mail us or contact Meghan Jones to schedule an appointment for consultation.  We have consultants available to provide consultation for HCS, TxHmL, ICF, and (some CLASS as well).  Please contact us directly for your care coordination, QIDP, direct care, and nursing needs or training at info@twogetherconsulting.com or you may contact our assistant, Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
We are happy to say that we will continue to provide whatever assistance we can with questions you may have, especially concerning HCS/TxHmL Care Coordination, Nursing, or general survey requirements from LTCR department in these programs.  We continue to assist those working with the ICF/IID program as well. We are currently providing both on-site in-person training at this time as well as in-person live training that is open to all providers.
FYI-We do still provide “mentoring” assistance for program managers, case managers, and especially for nurses.  We continue to provide nursing trainings and we can refer you out to our partner RN consultants, Nursing Innovations, who provide IDD nursing consultation, mentoring, and/or training for HCS, TxHmL, and ICF.  If you have new staff or nurses who need training quicker than classes posted on the calendar, please let me know and we do offer some of our previously recorded sessions for a low cost, which includes the handouts.   We are happy to schedule one-on-one training sessions and mentoring with one of our consultants.  We can also refer you to another resource, if more appropriate.  Twogether Consulting also continues to provide assistance with applying to become an HCS/TxHmL waiver provider.
For HCS Providers who want to purchase specific services and/or specific forms we have on our website, may go to the following link “purchase services” page. If you are having issues downloading forms, please feel free to contact us at info@twogetherconsulting.com and I will be happy to send them to you.
Thank you,
Julie Blacklock/ Owner & IDD Waiver Consultant